Creeping Bent, The Creeping Bent Organisation, is an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

set up by Douglas MacIntyre in 1994, based in Glasgow, Scotland. The label has been described as a successor to earlier Scottish indie labels Postcard Records and Fast Product. Creeping Bent was officially launched with an event at Glasgow’s Tramway theatre on 12 December 1994 called "A Leap Into The Void" in homage to Yves Klein, and featuring film, theatre and pop music. "Frankie Teardrop", a 1995 collaboration between

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vocalist

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and Altered Images drummer Stephen Lironi, was an NME single of the week in 1995. Creeping Bent was chosen by

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as the featured label when he curated the 1998

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at the Royal Festival Hall. Creeping Bent artists record 20 sessions for Peel’s BBC Radio 1 show. The label celebrated its 20th anniversary in January 2014 with shows featuring Sexual Objects, and the Pop Group playing at Celtic Connections. Recent years have seen further releases by Port Sulphur,

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, Transelement, Gareth Sager.

Artists

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a.k.a. Alasdair Roberts *

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, a.k.a. Sushil K. Dade, who has released collaborations with Runaways producer

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and writer Alasdair Gray among others * Vic Godard, formerly of the punk group Subway Sect * The Nectarine No. 9, featuring former Fire Engines frontman

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* Monica Queen *

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, formerly of The Pop Group * The Secret Goldfish *

, formerly of the electronic duo

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& Isobel Campbell's 2002 album ''Ghost of Yesterday ''

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External links

Creeping Bent website
{{Authority control British independent record labels Record labels established in 1994 Organisations based in Glasgow 1994 establishments in Scotland IFPI members

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